Shipping tag



Juney 14, 1927.1A

G. JoPSoN SHIPPING TAG 'F1-lea June 22, 1923- Patented June 14, 1927.

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j `WILLIAM G. JoPSoN, oFyvELLEsnEY, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIGNoR, BYv MESNE As- SIGNMENTS, To c.; A. anni) COMPANY, or WILLiAivrsroR'i,` PENNSYLVANIA, A

l` coRPoaArioN 0F DELAWARE.

y SHIPPINGY TAG.

Appncatin med Junev 22, 1923,` seriai No. 647,636.

This invention relates to shipping tags construction for engagement by the usual sist tearing of the string or wire from the body of the tag. Such reinforcement should be of simple nature and be easily appliedso as not to `add materially to the costof the 1o tag Y Thisinvention, therefore, provides lasin-V gle piece `preferably olf-flat imperforate f against which the string bears and whichV transmits the stresses between the body of the tag and the string.

For aV more complete understanding of this invention reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in vwhich-- back elevations ofthe tag. Y

i .Y Figures 4; to 8 are each edge and rear elevations of different forms of reinforcement. Y Referring first to Figures 1 to 4, 1 indilcafes the-bodyofthe tag which aszshowii is of the usual fiat form, thoughv it is evident that it could be made in any suitable form such as an envelope orf the like Tas islwell lknown in the art.' As shown the tag is provided with a pair of spaced perforations 2 and 3 therethrough back from one end thereof and between these perforations andthe end of the tag` and symmetricallydisposed relatively-thereto is a third perforation `t. The reinforcement 5, in the forni of an imperforate metallic ribbon, is then made fast to one face of the tag body by means of its ends 6 which are passed through slits in the i tag and bent and clinched against the opposite face thereof. This strip or ribbon is of a width to substantially. bridge the space be-` tween the perforations 2 and 3 and extends toward and from the perforation 4 but lies wholly inwardly thereof.A Intermediate its ends it is sharply bent outwardly away from the face of the tag as at 7 to form a shoulder extending between the perforations 2 and 3. Between this shoulder and the end of the tag the ribbon may approach the tag with a gradual inclination as at 8. A string vcauses the loop 11 "cheap,

or Wire 10 has its opposite .ends `passed and has for its object to provide a reinforced through the perforations 2 and 3 sothat its intermediate loop portion ll'bears on the string orwire by which the tag is attached 5V to anarticle and which shall be strong to re# outerface of the reinforcement immediately beneath the shoulder7.` Both ends of the string'are then passed in the reverse direction through erted between the string' and the tag in a direction to pull the String therefrom then which passes 4behind the shoulder 7 tobear thereagainsa to'transmit the pulling strains'to the tag body where the ends 6 pass through the slitsy therein. This furnishes an exceedingly strong 4.construction. The reinforcements may be made from preferably metallic material in ribbon form, which is merely cut intov lengths and bent to proper form. i In Figure 5a slightly modified construc tion is shown in which the ends ajof the reinforcing strip are cutto form centrallyV dis posed points which aid somewhat in inserting it in the tag slits but entail some waste l Figures 1, 2 `and 3 are front, edge andin the cutting of the reinforcements Afrom the metallic strip. i

1 site endswhereby the reinforcements are cut from the material vby lines diagonal to the length thereof but without the formation of waste and .yet present pointediextremities for insertion through the slits of the tag.

In Figure 7 a still further modification is shown in which the ends 61 are cut complementally in V formation so that two prongs are formed at one end and one at the other. The shoulder 71 isalso formed differently, the stock `above the shoulder being vbent sharply'downwardly to overlie the face of `the tag instead of approaching` this face on a diagonal as at 8 in Figure In 'Figure 8 'a still further modification is shown in which strip orribbon stock is not employed, but in place thereof a piece of imperforate sheet stock having three diverging arms 14:, 15 and 16. A shoulder 70 is formed at thebase of the` arin` 14,(this shoulder being either of the form shown in Figures f1 or 7.as may be desired. The ends of the arms 14, 15 and 16 are then formed in any suitable way to pass through slits in the tag body and bent against the opposite face thereof in the same manner as before. As

the perforation 4:.' Stress eX! shown each of these arms terminates in a point 17, but of course it might be formed square as in Figure 4t, or diagonally as in Figure 6, or as shown in Figure 7 if desired.

Having thus described certain embodi-` ments of this invention it should be evident to those skilled in the art that many other changes and modifications might be made without departing from its spirit or scope as defined by the appended claims. l

I claim:

l. A shipping tag having a body portion provided with a pair of spaced perforations therethrough and a reinforcement assiiw 23 3 D Y between said perforations on one face of the tag and over which a loop of string having its ends passed through said perforations may bear, said reinforcement havingva transverse shouldei against which the loop may v bear.

2. A shipping tag having a body portion provided with a pair of perforations therethrough spaced from one end thereof, and a third perforation between said endand said pair of perforations, and an imperforate onepiece reinforcement extending between said pair of perforations on one face of said tag and lying wholly inwardly of sa-idvtl'iird perand lying wholly inwardly o-f said third pei'- foration and over which may bear a loop of string having one end passed through each of said pair of perforations and both ends passed in the reverse direction through the third perforation, said reinforcement having portions passed through the body of the tag and clinched on the opposite face thereof.

Li. A shipping tag having a body portion provided with a pair of perforations therethrough spaced from one end thereof, and a third perforation between said end and said pair of perforations, and a reinforcement extending bctween said pair of perforations on one face of said tag and over which may bear a loop of string having one end passed through each of said pair of perforations and both ends passed inthe reverse direction through the third perforation, said reinforcement having a shoulder formed transversely thereof against which said loop may bear.

5. A shipping tag having a body portion Vprovided with a pair of perforations therethrough spaced from one end thereof, and a third perforation between said end and said pair of perforations, and a reinforcement extending between said pair of perforations on one face of-said tag and over which may bear a loop of string having one end passed through each of said pair of perforations i and both ends passed in the yreverse direction through the third perforation, said reinforcement having portions passed through the body of the tag and clinched on the opposite face thereof, and having a shoulder formed transversely' thereof against which said loop may bear.

6. A shipping tag having a pair of spaced perforations therethrough, and a reinforcing strip extending between said perforations on one face of the tag, said strip having an outwardlyextending; shoulder laterally thereof between said perforations and behind which a loop of string having its "ends passed' through said perforations may bear. 1

'7. A shipping tag having a pair of spaced perforations therethrough, and a reinforcing strip extending between said perforations on one face of the tag, said strip having an outwardlyl extending shoulder laterally thereof between said perforations and behind which a loop of string having its' ends passed through said perforations may bear, said strip having its ends passed through slits in the tag and bent against the opposite face thereof.

S. A shipping tag having three triangulaily arranged perforations therethrough adjacent one end thereof, and a metallic reinforcing member extending between two of said perforatio-ns and toward the third perforation on one side of said tag and bridging the space therebetween, the end portions of said member being passed through slits in said tag and bent against the opposite face thereof, said member being bent outwardly from the adjacent face of the tag to form a shoulder extending between said pair of perforations and behind which a loop of string having one end passed through each of said pair of perforations and both ends passed in the reverse perforation throughsaid third perforation may bear.

In testimony whereof Ihave ahxed my signature.

win-Lian G. JoPsoN. 

